Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. House of Commons debates. Tuesday, 24 May 2005
Paul Rowen (Rochdale, LDem)
PRMP
24 May 2005
Government wrong to press ahead with ID card scheme - Lord Dholakia
Lord Dholakia, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesman in the House of Lords today set out his response to the Queen's Speech. He welcomed proposals in the Violent Crime Reduction Bill to tackle the sale of replica firearms and ban the sale of knives to juveniles. He also welcomed the "long overdue" Corporate Manslaughter Bill. However, Lord Dholakia criticised the Government's decision to press ahead with plans for compulsory ID cards.
23 May 2005
Politics has moved on, but electoral system is still stuck in the nineteenth century - Lord Rennard
Lord Rennard, Liberal Democrat spokesperson on electoral reform in the House of Lords, will today call for widespread reform of the voting system and for votes to be cast at weekends to boost turnout. Lord Rennard will say "People did not vote for Labour to be given 55% of the seats in the House of Commons. Our political system has moved on from the nineteenth century, but our electoral system has not."
23 May 2005
Thankyou!
All eight of our candidates in the recent Parliamentary and County elections want to say a big THANK YOU to all those who turned out to vote on May 5th.
21 May 2005
Lib Dems stage Yorkshire coast fair votes action day.
Local Liberal Democrats and Green Party members are running an action day to protest at Britain's unfair voting system and add to the nationwide campaign for electoral reform.
20 May 2005
Tories put Toilet Closers Back in Power
In an astonishing move the Conservatives have done a deal with the very people who, just a year ago, tried to put Council Tax up by nearly 40%, closed the toilets and stopped cutting grass across the district.
20 May 2005